Underframe for cars.



B. MAGOR.

UNDBRPBAME FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APLS, 1912,

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

WITNESSES "um y WTTRNEYS BASIL MAGOR.. OF 'NEF YGRK, N. "Y,

Application tiled April S,

Specification e;

Letters PatentA intenti-e een, in, 1914.

1912. Serial No. @$5,358.

Be it known that l. Been, Menon., a enbjeet. of the King of Great llliitain.y and n resident ot the borough of Manhattan of the city of New York. in the county and Slate of New York, have invented an improve-- nient in Undei'f'imes for Cars, nf which the following desefiption, in ennneetion with the accompanying drawings, is a Speeieation, like letters on the drnvingr-f zepleseiiting like parts.

This invention relates, more particularly to improvements?. in that portion oi the underframe which is nisoeiated with 'the drafti'igging and body-bolster5 and its object is td provide a simple :ind miicent Construction of undefinme n'hieh llonll be adapted for use in various kinds of cnrs.

In the lrnw'i11ge, Figure l. is n plan vl w of an undeifi'nnie embodying tlie improvements,i Figs. f und 3 nre viewe in transverse section on the lines and 3---3 respectively in 1, Fig. i is en end vie-w in elevation` and, Fig. is n vien' 'in eide eleve,.- tion ol eithei` end of the, Centex' sill.

The di'nwing shows the treme as having channel-iron side and end sills a and Z respectively, and en -beam center-sill f; which extends between the bodxvf-bolstei's (Z. The draft-sills e may also be Channel-irons, :n shown, and are provided one on each side 0i the center-sill at the ends thereof, Continuing the c nter sill to the ends of the frame. The Gentili-sill is preferably broader er deeper than the frame (se Fig. 2) lont tztpers at the ends (Fig. 5,. to bring them wholly Within the plane the frame. (Fig. The last ignie shon'stlie construction in the plane of the body lholsters zi, from Whiehit will be seen that l-he latter consist of irons bracing the inner finds of the draftsills e against the sides of the frame. These I-irons may be united to the Sides and draftsillsfby anglesl all in the usual innnnei:

To unite lthe draft-sills! to the center-sill, I-irons m are employed, one between enel@ draft-sill, and the center-sill. The. flanges of these. irons m are riveted or otherwise. secured along the ends of the dreft-siils 0n the one hand and along the. center-sill on the other, the Seid irons extending soin-el what beyond the end of the. draft-taille tnvvard the. center et the freine and 'these inward extensions; being .securely united to the Senter-sill. In this Waye a`pnrtienlerlv l Simple and strongeniineetion is nifxde lie- !Ween tlie Center-Sill. and draft-sills, and lietntc-n the draft fsills and sides of t-lie freine; and at the same time pail' nit lied? lini- .-:teis are provided n peet of the banningeonetinetion 'for the immo. Further linieing may lne provided between the body holsters (Z, by the transverse channels j" sind dinge-nale (1 suitably secured to the side and center-sills by ingle plates er the like. Thee-e members f and f7 nizw; lie et depth than that nf tile frame, i' t ined, shown, for instance, in 4^. it ine-jy lle observed tlm the drawn gs :u'e inside, the -iions lm appetit' as il-iron.; int it vvvill 'be under- Sto-od that the terni T-iron is used here in this inclusive Senne.

eleiin my invention: v l.. An nndei'fmn'ie for cnrs lieving a. eenill, :t @an of draft-sills one en each side oi the centen-sill, and en I-iron between each drrift-f-'iil end the. center-sill to secure the v1 to tile other.

An mideiiezune im? cnrs having a Center-sill, n peil' of irait-sills et each end of the center-sill end lying one on each side of the neuter-.silk unl :in I-iion between enel: draft-Sill and the Gentle-i- -:ill tn seein'e the draft-sillste the vente' 3. An under# i heffing nn I- lienin center-sill. l enn'inel-iren draft-sills at enel; end nf the center-sill and lying one on each eide et the center-sill, and nn -iien between enen centen-elli and extending lievi-nd tlie draftsills tow i: tlie 'freine te imite the draft lilL-s te -f-'ilt An lindern-nini; to? having; ai: I- beitni center-Sill tapered :it tiie ends and terling at points within the ends et' ilie 'im me, a pair of channel iron draft-sills nt Cieli end of the center-sill, lying one on eneli side et the ter-Stil und eontin'riing the Peuter-eilt le the ende mi' the mine. :inl-i on sennred iietyvee. :30h draft-Sill and- .snmd brewing; irene 'lxifming the limi)- nxtenolng teun the inner end-` oi' 'lle w Lise ,5; f the traine. lolly Wlieenl, l iinve Signed niv fififaftien, in tlie piesenee of FIN. 

